§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many gipsy families in areas where no site has been provided by the local authority have in the last six months been prosecuted for illegal camping.
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Mr. SharpiesI understand that no area has yet been designated for the purposes of Section 10 of the Caravan Sites Act, 1968, so that no question has arisen of prosecution under that section by local authorities for unauthorised camping. Figures are not available of prosecutions of gipsies for other offences arising out of camping.